North Carolina-based restaurant chain Cook Out plans to enter the Louisiana market, with its first location in the Capital ...

Despite widespread fears about AI-fueled job losses, overall corporate layoffs are actually down in 2026, The Wall Street Journal writes.  Companies announced roughly 300,000 layoffs through the first ...

Hyundai Steel and Posco’s proposed steel mill in Ascension Parish is moving into a new phase, with the joint venture selecting Italian engineering firm Danieli as its technology partner, Steel Orbis ...

Back in March, 10 small groups of students from Louisiana universities pitched startup ideas in an event hosted by Nexus Louisiana, the state’s technology incubator. Pitch events were nothing new for ...

U.S. jobless claim applications rose last week but remain at historically low levels despite elevated inflation and other economic headwinds. The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits ...

The price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the U.S. climbed 31 cents in the past week, spiking to an average of $4.54 per gallon Wednesday, a price 52% higher than before the war with Iran began, ...

A long-vacant office building on Corporate Boulevard is set to return to commerce following a local investment and planned ...

When Wade Rousse took over as president of the LSU System late last year, he inherited a sprawling, eight-campus enterprise ...

Baton Rouge has long been known as a football town, but local leaders are betting the Capital City can reclaim its place as a live music destination, too. A new feature from 225 Magazine explores how ...

Southern University’s presidential search is taking longer than expected as officials widen the national search for the system’s next leader. More than 350 students, faculty, alumni and community ...

The Baton Rouge Zydeco are shutting down after just three seasons, marking an abrupt end to the city’s experiment with professional hockey and raising new questions about the future of sports ...

They lead hospitals and build companies from the ground up. They fight cancer, welcome visitors to the Capital Region and ...